Executive Vice President at D&G, LLC
Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
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- Executive Vice President at D&G, LLC
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- Morning Show Co-Host at Citadel Broadcasting
- Morning Show Personality at Regent Broadcasting
- Traffic reporter/sidekick for morning afternoon/drive at KLLS-FM
- Assistant news director and anchor of 6 & 10 PM news at KXIX TV
- Education
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- Howard Payne University
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Geri Jarvis’s Summary
20+years in on-air media. Also responsible for conceptualizing
money-making promotions such as TODAYS WOMAN, a one day event for women featuring speakers such as Suze Orman and Linda Ellerbee. Also-have on-air experience as a television anchor with duties that included writing on-air stories under deadline and editing. Management experience in television included assistant news director helping to manage a news department of 20+ and scheduling, as well as working the assignment desk. Currently working on all new media ventures for D&G, LLC and writing a book about the economy and the way it has hurt the average American.
Geri Jarvis’s Specialties:
Writing, management, creative concepts, award winning promotions and talent,internet, web, , development, marketing, interactive, advertising, digital, communications and branding and all aspects of new media.
Geri Jarvis’s Experience
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Executive Vice President
D&G, LLC
(Broadcast Media industry)
September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
D&G, LLC is a privately held company working on new media. I'm the Executive Vice President in charge of general strategy and business development across all digital media platforms. Additionally, I will help oversee brand integration with advertisers for all D&G, LLC properties. Jarvis has over 20 years of experience with media properties. We are heavily leveraged in professional podcasting.
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Morning Show Co-Host
Citadel Broadcasting
(Public Company; CDL; Broadcast Media industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year )
Managed a morning show of 5+ People. Responsible for on-air content, meeting with guests before they arrived to make them feel at home and putting out trouble-spots before they erupted. Also responsible for meeting with clients, writing copy for individual endorsements, etc.
Named Michigan Association of Broadcasters winner for PROMOTION OF THE YEAR! -
Morning Show Personality
Regent Broadcasting
(Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)
August 1986 — June 2006 (19 years 11 months)
This station was our home for 20 years and it was literally a 'worst to first' situation. A position we enjoyed most of the time we were there.
In addition to management of the morning show, responsibilities included creative promotional ideas, meeting with clients, and on-air content. Additionally I conceptualized a one-day event for women TODAYS WOMAN with guests such as Suze Orman and Linda Ellerbee to help women in the workplace. During our time at WLHT we won Michigan Association of Broadcasters Personalities of the year 3 times, and were nominated as Marconi finalists (the equivelent of the Emmys' for Radio) for Personality of the Year. I was also a Blue Ribbon Panel Judge for the Academy of Country Music AMA awards in 2009. -
Traffic reporter/sidekick for morning afternoon/drive
KLLS-FM
(Broadcast Media industry)
January 1984 — July 1986 (2 years 7 months)
Flew traffic for the George Johns formatted KLLS, San Antonio. Flew
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Assistant news director and anchor of 6 & 10 PM news
KXIX TV
(Broadcast Media industry)
1980 — 1982 (2 years )
Reporter, editing station experience, verbal skills, able to present news under pressure of deadline.
Geri Jarvis’s Education
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Howard Payne University
BS , Journalism , 1973 — 1977
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Geri Jarvis’s Interests:
Reading, organizing, creating, cooking, womens issues, doting on my daughters.
Geri Jarvis’s Groups:
National Association of Broadcasters; Howard Payne University Alumni; Media Professionals Worldwide!
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Social Media
Geri Jarvis’s Honors:
2006 Marconi nominee for PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR.
2008 Blue Ribbon Judge for air Personalities for the American Country Music Awards. Michigan Association of Broadcasters PERSONALITY OF TH YEAR award for 4 years. BEST OF GRAND RAPIDS MORNING SHOW winner 3 years, American Heart Association, VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR, nominee for Women In Business ATHENA AWARD, WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA--numerous times; WHO'S WHO IN INDUSTRY & FINANCE.
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